After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in bioinformatics, his passion for deciphering human existence led him to filmmaking. He received his MFA degree in filmmaking from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. His short films, ‘A Visit’ (2015) and ‘Gu’ (2017) were screened at many international film festivals. ‘Hippopotami’, his latest short, which he shot before the feature, is in post-production. ‘Brief History of a Family’ (2024), his feature film debut, premiered at the Sundance and Berlin film festivals before winning two awards at the Beijing International Film Festival.